A study of fertility and child mortality in Illubabor and Wollo, Rural Ethiopia

Description

This study examines fertility and child mortality
differences among the social groups in Illubabor and
Wollo regions based on the 1981 Rural Demography Survey.
Sub-regional differences in fertility level and child
mortality rates and the effect of childlessness on
fertility are also considered. However, due to the nature
of the survey and its inherent data problems it was not
possible to explain fully and produce evidences at a
conclusive level.
Some variations in mean number of...[Show more] children ever born
were observed among the social groups in both regions. In
addition, in most social groups childlessness was found
to be inversely related with fertility. However, the
results of this study for religion and ethno-religious
groups were different from the results of other studies
in other regions of Ethiopia that found statistically
higher fertility level for Muslims and Oromo-Muslims. As
for child mortality the differences observed were not
consistent. Most of the variations among the social
groups were found not to be significant, especially in
the case of Wollo.